Iraq vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Number of neonatal deaths

Iraq
14,670
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
74,832
in 2024
Iraq rank
35th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Iraq
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198420042024

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 74,832 against 14,670 in Iraq, a difference of 60,162.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 19,664 224,546 204,882 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 21,050 142,552 121,502 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 19,602 103,100 83,498 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 15,297 82,316 67,019 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Iraq or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 74,832 against 14,670 in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
60,162, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Iraq ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.